As if the news of $340,000 Hawaii getaways at the expense of the RNC isn’t enough, now we have this juicy little tidbit: The FBI, the IRS and the US Attorney’s office in Tallahassee have opened a criminal investigation into the use of credit cards by top GOP officials for personal expenses, according to a […]
Today, the L.A. Times takes us through a part of Abramoff that we haven’t heard much about, his abuse of charities. WASHINGTON  In his own way, disgraced super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff engaged in many charitable endeavors over the course of his decade-long career as a Washington insider. There was the time he laundered money through […]
The following is the transcript from today’s Democrat Radio Address given by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York: “Good morning. I’m Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York, Ranking Member on the House Rules Committee. “As Americans, we have a right to expect that our government will be defined by the integrity of its office holders. […]
We knew it was coming but now it’s official – Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to his charges in Florida. A day after pleading guilty to three felonies, once-powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges stemming from his purchase of a Florida gambling boat fleet. At a hearing Wednesday afternoon, […]
We knew it was coming but now it’s official – Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to his charges in Florida. A day after pleading guilty to three felonies, once-powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges stemming from his purchase of a Florida gambling boat fleet. At a hearing Wednesday afternoon, […]
The deal is done. Abramoff has officially pleaded guilty to a federal court in Washington D.C. and is expected to head to Florida tomorrow to do the same with the charges he is facing there in the Sun Cruz deal. Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, tax evasion, fraud, and violation of lobbying laws. Reporters described […]